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Art inspired sentence writing.
Date: 25th Mar 2019 @ 6:17pm
Today Y1 worked hard to improve our sentence writing. Inspired by our learning challenge ‘why is L. S. Lowry so awesome’, Y1 were tasked to write sentences about their likes and dislikes from Lowry’s art. Children deepend their knowledge of orall sentence rehearsal, adding suffixes to words and adding descriptive words to make our sentences better. Children then presented their best sentences to the class and we even had some standing ovations for some truly fantastic sentences. Sensational sentences Y1.
Healthy Wraps for Foundation Stage
Date: 25th Mar 2019 @ 3:49pm
On Friday we talked about what we have been eating at home through the week! We then tried a few different vegetables and decided what to add to our wrap!
The Evil Pea in Foundation Stage!
Date: 25th Mar 2019 @ 3:36pm
When we arrived this morning we found the classroom in a complete mess, and no we hadn't just been lazy on Friday. The classroom had been turned upside (literally!) by the Evil Pea.
Today we've been making traps and posters to catch him. Remember, some vegetables are frozen for a reason.
Date: 22nd Mar 2019 @ 3:58pm
The Water Cycle
As part of our Geography topic, the water cycle, we have been learning about where water comes from, how it gets to our homes and school and why we can drink it straight from the tap. We found out that most of our water comes from reservoirs which can be dirty and definitely not drinkable.
Year 4 were challenged to filter a beaker of dirty water and make it as clean as possible using a variety of utensils. They all really enjoyed getting messy and unbelievably managed to keep most of the water in their beakers!
Date: 22nd Mar 2019 @ 3:43pm
Year 5 have had lots of fun converting, comparing and sequencing fractions today. They have worked in partners on practical activities, explained their thinking verbally and have shown their working out on the tables!
Tables are now clean but their minds are full!
Date: 22nd Mar 2019 @ 1:40pm
To celebrate World Poetry Day, Mrs Roberts' Year 6 writing group have studied the poem 'Balloons' by Sylvia Plath. We have performed it; analysed the language and discussed the poet's feelings when writing the poem. Following this, we looked in detail at candle light and a daffodil - thinking about how we could personify them in the way that Sylvia Plath does a balloon. We are really proud of the poems we have created!
Date: 21st Mar 2019 @ 1:19pm
This week Y1 have been thinking about what makes a great artist. Children learned about the 5 senses and how our senses help us to understand the things around us. Following on from using sight and hearing during our Lowry visit, children today explored, taste, touch and smell. We worked in carousel to test out our noses, skin and tongues. We smelled, onions, perfume, cardamom, curry and orange juice. We tasted, mint, salty crisps and honey and we touched a lambs skull, coal, wood, and rubber.
What's that rumble in the jungle?
Date: 18th Mar 2019 @ 9:45am
Y6 were transported to the rainforest last week and became television presenters.
The children’s task was to write a script for a nature documentary.
Ant and Dec need to watch their backs.
What's that rumble in the jungle?
Date: 14th Mar 2019 @ 4:55pm
We have used salt dough to create continent maps showing topography, rainforests, major rivers and countries. We are looking forward to painting them once they are dry.
The Animals Take Over Foundation Stage!
Date: 14th Mar 2019 @ 11:56am
Date: 14th Mar 2019 @ 7:46am
In Reception we've been talking about Healthy Living and talking about trying some new foods. On Tuesday we decided to try some lemons! They were very "tangy, sour and delicious!".
Date: 13th Mar 2019 @ 1:45pm
We had lots of fun today at our Mark Making Workshop. Thanks to all who came.
Date: 12th Mar 2019 @ 5:11pm
Wow! What a day we have had. We firstly took part in a special landscape workshop where we learned some new pencil drawing techniques from one of the Lowry's resident artists. We then tested out these techniques in the Lowry's main gallery, copying and creating our own Lowry inspired industrial landscapes in front of the real paintings. Children were amazed to find out that one of the pictures we looked at was worth over 5 million pounds. Y1 then began to make a 3d Lowry styled building back at the workshop, we will be finishing these in school. After dinner the children learned about portraits and partnered up to create their own portraits using a face template. These and our Lowry landscapes will be on display during our upcoming parents evening. We had lots of comments from Lowry staff and other schools about how well behaved the children were and how fantastic their sketchings were. Well done Y1, super proud!
Date: 9th Mar 2019 @ 9:30pm
Y1 are getting excited about our upcoming trip to the Lowry Arts Centre in Salford. In preparation for this, Y1 were tasked with drawing a building. We then learned about how details in buildings can tell us things about them, how old they are, what it might be used for, who could live there. Children learned that Lowry also took inspiration from the details and patterns in the buildings around him. Y1 then explored the buildings around us, we looked deeper to find details that we could use in our second sketches. Y1 all created much more detailed second pictures. Super sketching Y1.
Date: 7th Mar 2019 @ 9:45pm
This week Y1 have been fraction problem solving. We have discussed, used and made, halves, quarters and wholes and even helped Mr. Thompson and Mr. Widowson to have their dinner. Fantastic fractions Y1.
Date: 7th Mar 2019 @ 9:33pm
Y1 are beginning to look deeper into the buildings and materials around us. Inspired by our new topic, why is L. S Lowry so awesome? Children used viewfinders to look for interesting patterns inside and outside. We learned how Lowry was inspired by the interesting buildings and views around him and Y1 will be using this knowledge and understanding to help us to create a Lowry inspired murial over the next few weeks. Great looking Y1.
Creating debates, listening to arguments and sharing opinions.
Date: 6th Mar 2019 @ 10:49pm
Today Y1 begun to understand the importance of debate. Following on from our class text ‘Meerkat Mail’ by Emily Gravett, children role played the parts of Sunny the Meerkat and his Meerkat cousins Ed and Scratch. Y1 were tasked to create a debate over which meerkat food was the best, crunchy scorpions or sloppy eggs. Children learned to share opinions and arguments in a fun friendly way, not to be upset if someone thought something different and the importance of listening to other people's opinions in a respectful way. Y1 then wrote some fantastic sentences about their opinions on eggs and scorpions as a tasty treat. Amazing arguments Y1.
Date: 6th Mar 2019 @ 2:38pm
We had geat fun this morning making glitter dough and some of us even managed to stay clean!!
Date: 5th Mar 2019 @ 2:06pm
Can you solve the mystery of the Maya?
Date: 4th Mar 2019 @ 4:33pm
To finish off our topic in Year 6 we have enjoyed playing a version of the Mayan game Pok-a-Tok.
Pok-a-Tok was played by the Ancient Maya and is the oldest known team sport with a ball- invented over 3500 years ago. The losing team was usually sacrificed. Luckily for Year 6 we did not try this part of the game.
Can you solve the mystery of the Maya?
Date: 28th Feb 2019 @ 3:09pm
Thank you to the children that completed a home learning project. They are fantastic.
Date: 28th Feb 2019 @ 9:04am
Today children in year 1 begun to identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and learn about the sense associated with each part of the body. Today we explored our eyes and the sense of sight. Children learned about the iris, pupil, eye lid and eye lashes. We tested how our pupil gets bigger in the dark and smaller in the light, how an adult eye is the size of a ping pong ball and we examined each other’s iris colour and drew and labelled very accurate pictures of our own eyes using mirrors. Some children also wanted to tell the class about the time they went to see an optician and talk about the tools used to examine their eyes. Super science Y1!
Date: 18th Feb 2019 @ 9:23am
To complete our topic on the Stone Age, year 3 performed an assembly in front of the school and their parents and carers. The performance was a great success. Well done to everyone.
Lots of learning in Foundation Stage!
Date: 15th Feb 2019 @ 11:45am
We've been taking advantage of the nicer weather (since the snow!) in Foundation Stage. We've been practising our reading and writing inside and out! We've been challenging each other with tricky obstacle courses (making sure they are safe of course!) And in Reception we've been learning some new board games, which we've really enjoyed. We hope we can play more board games at home with you!
